The promises we make on our wedding day often turn out to be challenging to keep. This is especially true when you add war related health scares, secret pregnancies, and pain from past relationships to the mix. Can we keep the promises we make to our spouses even when they make it difficult to live under the same roof with them? Can we honor our commitment when the one we love rejects us? Is our promise stronger than the obstacles we face? These are the questions that plague Reese as she faces the toughest season of her marriage to date. When her husband Staff Sergeant Tyrique "Rick" Johnson is seriously wounded in Iraq before she gets the chance to reveal her big surprise, their relationship is pushed to the brink of disaster. Can she honor her promise to love and restore Rick as he gives her reason after reason to run for the hills? Can their picture perfect history together weather the storm? After all, there are people watching especially their friends Lajohn and Rochelle. Lajohn Johnson, the sweet as pie Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army and Rochelle Williams, the quick witted divorced single mother with a concrete fortress around her heart are attempting to start an epic romance of their own. But with Rochelle's history of falling for the wrong guy their relationship may be doomed before it starts. Just when Rochelle throws caution to the wind and let's her guard down someone from Lajohn's past calls with information that threatens to tear them apart Can Rochelle move past the shock and allow Lajohn to love her? To Love and Restore takes the reader on a journey of pain, fear, love, redemption, and restoration